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"I disagree with the Senator. I know I’m going to get a backlash on that but that’s just the way it is.
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- Heidi Smith, Chairwoman of the Washoe County Republicans, responding to Senator Raggio’s comments suggesting that a certain portion of the Republicans in the Party should be in the Libertarian Party.
- Monday, February 23, 2009.
"The reason this stimulus passed is to justify tax increases next year. We’re going to see the largest tax increase in the history of this nation next year.
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- Congressman Dean Heller 2nd Congressional District referring to the expiration of the Bush tax cuts in 2010. - Thursday, February 19, 2009.
"I’m glad to be here today because of the wonderful medicines that are now in this world and a wonderful place like the Nevada Cancer Institute, I think I’m healed from cancer.
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- State Senator John Lee with remarkable news about his health.
- Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
"Hopefully we can find funding; state funding for some programs.
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- Republican Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio who does not support insurance mandates in general, including mandated coverage for autism but looks to help families with autistic children.
- Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
"I wouldn’t be in favor of it.. I don’t think it would save that much money.
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- Dr. Maria Sheehan, President, TMCC, on whether it would be a good idea to save money by consolidating the Community Colleges in Northern Nevada
- Monday, February 16, 2009.
"There are no benefits. If one thinks about the budget deficit. We’re looking at one trillion dollars. Forty or more states, at last count, have significant budget deficits. If there were all these benefits and people were willing to compromise health and safety, wouldn’t there kinda be people in line at the Federal teller window to say look I want some of those benefits?
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- Former US Senator Richard Bryan in opposition to the folks who think there are financial benefits to be gained from Yucca Mountain. - Thursday, February 12, 2009.
"6 months ago we had 4600 less trucks on the road in Nevada. In Nevada trucks, not drive-bys.
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- Mary Lau, President and CEO of the Retail Association of Nevada, pointing out one of the unemployment markers in Nevada.
- Wednesday, February 11, 2009.
"It’s not a cash cow, it’s a bad idea. And if you’re going to negotiate money for a bad idea, there are a lot of things we can talk about.
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- Bruce Breslow, Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, presenting the State’s position on Yucca Mountain.
- Tuesday, February 10, 2009.
"What Nevada would have to do is bring its education spending up to 2006 levels, which is really rather appalling for the state, as a mother of four kids, that Senator Ensign considers that wasteful spending, that we come back to 2006 levels.
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- Elisa Maser, Planned Parenthood Associates, referring to Senator Ensign’s comments on Meet the Press, calling parts of the stimulus package more wasteful spending.
- Monday, February 9, 2009.
"It’s very focused on some of those critical baccalaureate degree areas like nursing and teaching where there are enormous needs in this state.
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- Jill Derby former NHSE Regent on why Nevada State College shouldn’t be shuttered during this economic crisis.
- Thursday, February 5, 2009.
"Guest expectations are rising, we know that, and what was good yesterday may not be good today or tomorrow.
John Farahi CEO, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, on the importance of reinvesting in your property to remain competitive.
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- - Wednesday, February 4, 2009.
"Currently we have a 200 megawatt wind farm, that’s in the process of being built today. It’s being permitted right now and that’s up on the Idaho Nevada border. We need to get that wind energy down to Las Vegas. We need to harness even more of the geothermal energy that’s up in the Reno area to bring down south.
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- Tony Sanchez, NV Energy Corporate SR. VP. Discussing why NV Energy wants to build a transmission line from North to South in Nevada to enhance its use of renewable energy.
- Tuesday, February 3, 2009.
"I think the critical area is education. I think the public is going to be extremely agitated about it and rightly so. Taxes that can generate revenue quickly will be the first to be looked at such as the payroll tax and perhaps even the sales tax.
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- Jim Wadhams, Jones Vargas, on how the Legislature is likely to look at closing the budget gap.
- Monday, February 2, 2009.
"Constantly changing what you’re going to do. Constantly switching what the programs are going to be, is bad. It creates uncertainty and so I hope, even though I disagree with this program of the Obama administration, that there’s some continuity and discipline because there was none in the last year of the Bush administration.
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- Gerald P. O’Driscoll Senior Fellow, Cato Institute.
Discussing the changeover of administrations in the midst of this financial crisis.
- Thursday, January 29, 2009.
"Just Opportunity Village saves the state taxpayer about 12 million dollars a year.
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- Ed Guthrie, Executive Director, Opportunity Village on how organizations such as his are able to deliver services at a much lower cost as compared to the State.
- Wednesday, January 28, 2009.
"The Transportation Department has about one to one point five billion dollars worth of projects that they can put in place and advertise within 180 days
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- State Controller, Kim Wallin, on how the Federal Government’s stimulus package could rapidly help Nevada.
- Tuesday, January 27, 2009.
